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Gow

Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It installs about 130 extremely useful open source UNIX applications compiled as native Win32 binaries. It is designed to be small and easy to install, adding UNIX command line utilities to Windows.
Latest: 0.8.0
Last checked: Jun 9, 2026 12:10am
Rank: 4144/15140
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License: open sourceInstaller: NSIS installerWinget: Available

Version & Lifecycle

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Current: 0.8.0 Predicted EOL: 2024-02-02 Avg cadence: infrequent

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  1. Anbarasan
  2. nico_k
  3. Bob
  4. Vigneshwaran

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Packaging Notes

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Installs about 130 UNIX utilities as native Win32 binaries; small (~10 MB); all files contained in a single directory; adds Windows Explorer shell integration

Notes

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Used by Vuzit LLC in production; stable binaries kept up to date; includes tools like bash, curl, vim, ssh utilities, gzip, make, grep, and more.